Celebrating how far we've come in the fight for Pride

As Preston celebrates Pride Month, we have dived into the data, to show how far the queer community has come.

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To mark the occasion, we have combed through census data, analysis on gay bars and queer venues, and the number of same-sex marriages in the area.

Pride Month is celebrated in June to coincide with the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots, a series of gay liberation protests in the United States.

However, the month has been adopted across the world to recognise the influence of the LGBTQ+ community and the ongoing struggle for rights.

The UK's first gay pride march took place on July 1, 1972, in London, when protesters marched from Trafalgar Square to Hyde Park on the nearest Saturday to the Stonewall date.